Bay Area Legislators Talk About Housing Legislation at the Capitol
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All the panelists have been working on housing issues for years. "Things are changing," they say, albeit slowly.
Eyes on the Street: Upgrades to Rosewood Avenue Diverter
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LADOT upgraded the Rosewood/La Brea bike/ped crossing - adding green pavement, additional markings, bollards, and signage
Guest Commentary: New SFMTA Leader Must Put the Rider First
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San Francisco Transit Riders writes an open letter to the SFMTA Board, describing what they'd like to see in a new SFMTA director
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
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Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
Today’s Headlines
|- SANDAG stays the course against transit opponents (Voice of San Diego)
- West Hollywood bans riding ebikes on the sidewalk (WEHOville)
- Waze, Mountain View pilot a discounted carpool service (Patch)
- Hit-and-runs often go unsolved (Mercury News)
- Federal Complete Streets bill introduced (Transport Topics)
- Creative crosswalks are still meeting resistance (NPR)
- Delays in releasing federal transit funding cause real harm (Transportation for America)
- Can L.A.’s Skid Row be a model for affordable development? (Beyond Chron)
- S.F. mayor tired of delays in building housing (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety
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Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards
At Packed Eagle Rock Meeting, Public Comment Split; BRT Foes Harrass Supporters
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At Saturday's meeting Eagle Rock BRT opponents boo-ed, aggressively shouted at, confronted angrily, and harassed BRT supporters. Public comment was roughly evenly split.
Emeryville Approves 40th Street Protected Bike Lanes
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Two-way cycle track, bus-only lanes, and a major victory for the advocates at Bike East Bay
Helmets Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon
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Wearing a bike helmet may encourage motorists to ride more aggressively and cyclists to take more risks, according to studies.
Today’s Headlines
|- Oh joy: After years of testing, BART announces all trains will get bike straps (SF Gate)
- Five transformative impacts of bicycling (Meeting of the Minds)
- Anaheim’s bus network is more electric, less paper based (Orange County Register)
- Developers aren’t always the enemy (Governing)
- Corporate tax cuts block affordable housing (Sacramento Bee)
- State and local governments are suing oil companies over climate change (Route Fifty)
- Free speech endangered: ICE arrests activist who recited a poem of protest (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Editorial: Gondola for a Train Station with No Trains
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Remind us how this is the Grand Central Station of the West again?